title: Very late thrombosis of paclitaxel-eluting stent.
abstract: Drug-eluting stents (DES) have been proven to be effective in reducing restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions, but they are associated with a risk of late thrombotic occlusion with adverse clinical events. We report a case of an angiographically confirmed paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) thrombosis which occurred 36 months after successful stent implantation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the most delayed case of PES thrombosis described so far.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul Science University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aytekin
authors.forename: Refik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erdim
authors.forename: Selcuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gormez
authors.forename: Cemsid
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Demiroglu
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D017239:Paclitaxel